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COLUMN INDEX The Pilot’s Lounge #109: Please, FAA, Return to Reality on Flying In Ice Just when you thought it was OK to fly during the winter, the FAA appears to have changed the definition of known icing. AVweb’s Rick Durden doesn’t like choosing between scud running and getting grounded by FAA inspectors pulling his […]
After taking most of December and a good part of January off, winter has arrived at the virtual airport. I’m alone in the Pilot’s Lounge because freezing rain is falling outside and those who were here realized flying was done for the day and went home. Naturally, because I’ve come back out here to do […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb’s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to LaSill Aviation at KLAW in Lawton, Okla. AVweb reader Gerrit Paulsen said the facility consistently provides great service. “I fly in to KLAW several times a month on business and have received top-notch service from the great folks at […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb’s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to LaSill Aviation at KLAW in Lawton, Okla. AVweb reader Gerrit Paulsen said the facility consistently provides great service. “I fly in to KLAW several times a month on business and have received top-notch service from the great folks at […]
This article originally appeared in Aviation Safety, Nov. 2004. There are two weather phenomena that the average personal airplane just doesn’t handle well: thunderstorms and airframe icing. No one in their right mind — except researchers — would intentionally fly an airplane into the teeth of a mature thunderstorm; avoiding that potential is why we […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb’s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Copeca Inc. at TJBQ in Aquadilla, Puerto Rico. AVweb reader Tami Bream said the FBO makes you feel right at home. “We have been flying to Puerto Rico for more than 10 years and always land at Aquadilla Airport […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb’s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Copeca Inc. at TJBQ in Aquadilla, Puerto Rico. AVweb reader Tami Bream said the FBO makes you feel right at home. “We have been flying to Puerto Rico for more than 10 years and always land at Aquadilla Airport […]
It was the kind of night that people always think of when they envision airline flying. Clear and a million and smooth as a baby’s backside.There was no moon and as we headed east over the west side of the Rockies, the only interruption from the star-filled darkness was the occasional meteor entering our atmosphere. […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb’s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Million Air at KRIC in Richmond, Va. AVweb reader Joe Stubblefield said the facility treated him like he was royalty. “After meeting our 172 and picking us up in a van to drop us at the office only a […]
This article originally appeared in IFR Refresher, Nov. 2005. The fuel systems on some piston-engine airplanes can be quite complicated and require a great deal of the pilot’s attention during flight. Pilots must maintain an awareness of which fuel tanks the engine or engines are feeding from, as well as an idea of how much […]
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